Good tip. Thanks for sharing.

Good tip! Thanks for sharing.

Bloopers 😁

Glad it helped! Yea, putty knife, linoleum tool, some have used an oscillating tool, whatever works to break the glue and not damage the top is the key. Then it’s just clean, clean, clean and glue in the new bowl.

Glad the video helped. It’s definitely a low budget no frills video, but if helped someone out, that's great. And yes the old adhesive is tough to work through. Especially if it has both backside adhesive and bowl side finishing silicone. That’s two agents that need to be pushed through. Again glad it helped. Thanks for commenting.

Good idea, thanks for sharing it.

Glad it was helpful!

Silicone is tough. Try softening the residue with the denatured alcohol first. Use a brand new razor and change it a couple times while working. Mild heat (hair dryer, heat gun) may help while razor scraping.

As I mention in the video I used Black Mamba.

If you are asking if you can do away with the brackets and use silicone only, I think you will need the holding power of the brackets. Silicone is not rated to hold the sink by itself. If you use a rated bowl adhesive like the Black Mamba or similar you could do away with the brackets.

Thanks, mine is the same,. I’ll do away with the brackets and use Black Mamba only.

That just happened to me. I got a hole on my sink. Did you end up replacing it?

That cloth mesh is a fiberglass cloth and resin. Usually put on to the underside of granite with a lot of veins to add stability during shipping, installation, etc. Attaching right to the mesh might be ok, but I’ll be up front and say I don’t know if bowl adhesive is rated to attach to the mesh. It’s possible the adhesive could soften the fiberglass resin and create adhesion issues down the line. The safest bet is to remove the mesh and resin in the area the adhesive will make contact. If you are using Black Mamba you can also reach out to the maker, MPI Solutions through their website and inquire if the adhesive can be applied directly to the mesh and resin. Removing it would give a nice clean surface to attach to and would certainly be the better installation method.

Thanks for the comment and good question. There is a lot of adhesives out there for all different tasks. The best adhesives would be the ones designed and rated to do the specific task. In this case, hold a porcelain bowl to a countertop. Make sure the adhesive is rated to bond to porcelain and whatever your counter top material is (granite, quartz, wood, etc.) together and that it is meant to hold a bowl in place. And is rated for the weight of the bowl. Is silicone or Liquid Nail rated for that? Idk, maybe, maybe not. An adhesive that's been manufactured and tested to hold bowls in place is what you want. To use something else might work or it might result in the issue you are having of the bowl pealing away. And even if you could use something like silicone or a liquid nail type product, it takes a long time to set making the install frustrating. Would I use something different then or next time? No and no; no need to. All I know is I did my research on it and used Black Mamba and it worked. Set super fast and still holding. IMHO there is no need to use anything else. Another brand that's just like it? Sure if it exists. I don't know if you are thinking of just applying something with the bowl as is and trying to press it back into place. You could try, but it probably will not last. Something has failed. Do it right. Take it out, clean all surfaces and remove old adhesive. Inspect the surfaces for damage and if none, then install new adhesive and bowl. If that was your plan anyway than you are on the right track. Hope it goes well.

I don’t see why not. Just make sure to remove all old adhesive and get the edge of the recycled bowl super clean.

Did for me. The adhesive is pretty strong stuff.

E6000 is more a craft, small project adhesive. It could possibly work, but personally I wouldn’t trust it as it’s not designed for this application. A sink bowl is going to put constant pull on the adhesive for years. The adhesive needs to handle the application. If you are going to purchase and apply an adhesive anyway, go with the Blank Mamba or another bowl rated adhesive.

@@mic4725 Thanks. I found some Black Mamba and it worked great! Thanks for the vid.

@@warriorworkstraining glad it worked!

Ditto. After the bowl was free I used a Rockwell oscillating tool with a flexible scraper tool bit to remove remaining adhesive and caulk.

Both good ideas. Careful is the key so as not to chip the edge of the countertop. Thanks for sharing the info to help others!

As I stated in the video it was Black Mamba adhesive.

The bowl I removed that was in the vacant opening in the video was originally set with Black Mamba. Removing as I describe was not overly difficult. The hard part was breaking through the edge with the puddy knife the first time like I mention. After working around and breaking the seam, it eventually dropped. Then the cleaning was probably easier than if silicone was used because it didn’t seem to ball up and roll when scraped like silicone does.

Oh but you can! The only thing stopping you is 🫵. All the Best, you CAN do it 👍

My ex loved to chirp in the middle of projects. I finally just handed her the tools and walked away from multiple projects. I wasn't physically or verbally abusive. Just didn't appreciate the feedback or verbal abuse while working. Reality is, there's a learning curve when doing projects. Verbally aggressive spectators are not helpful.

The 2x4 and all thread is a good option for single person removal and reinstallation with slow set adhesives. But the nice thing about the new fast set adhesives is they are set in 15 seconds. So the setup really couldn’t be used for reinstallation. Good option for removal though. Thanks for the info!